My name is Lori Yearwood. I am a journalist who specializes in bringing a sense of trauma awareness to the stories I report and write.
I love to cover stories about “marginalized” populations with a deep sense of sensitivity. I also have a propensity for helping readers to understand the context and complexities of my source’s lives.
After decades of this work, I have learned that the strength of the human spirit is beyond anything I ever imagined. I have also learned that there is great need for trauma-informed journalism that delves not only into the devastation of collapse — but also into the realities of recovery.
Please take a look at the stories below to read some of my most recent essays and articles. My pieces have been published in The Washington Post, The Guardian, Slate, CNBC, and many other publications.
Thank you for showing up here. It is my honor to share my stories with you.
Lori Teresa Yearwood
A $9-an-hour port-a-potty job helped her escape homelessness. Now she watches others struggle.
THE WASHINGTON POST
Can Lawyers and Traumatized Clients Learn to Trust Each Other?
SLATE
For years, I’ve tried to work my way back into the middle class
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Out of Money and Exhausted
THE AMERICAN PROSPECT
Why I Check the “Black” Box
SLATE
A 22-year-old takes to the streets of a restless Salt Lake City.
SLATE
Homeless Workers Face the Pandemic
SLATE
Living on the Streets of L.A.
SLATE
Pregnant and shackled: why inmates are still giving birth cuffed and bound
THE GUARDIAN
Trauma in Plain Sight
SLATE
Moms Back From Incarceration Are Fighting to Keep Their Children
MARGUERITE CASEY FOUNDATION
Many minorities avoid seeking credit due to generations of discrimination. Why that keeps them back
CNBC
Taken for a Ride: How Ambulance Debt Afflicts the Extreme Poor
THE AMERICAN PROSPECT
How We Hate the Homeless
HMM DAILY
To help the homeless, offer shelter that allows deep sleep.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
